City of Biloxi, MS Biloxi A to Z, 26 Oct 2020

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From YouTube: Biloxi Covid 19 Update 10 26 2020

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Today's report: The latest coronavirus numbers; tug boat collision with Popp's Ferry bridge; Halloween on Howard; Cemetery tours; Community Market Festival; and the Popp's Ferry Causeway.

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Hello, I'm cecilia dobbs watson, the public affairs specialist for the city of biloxi, I'm here to deliver today's be prepared report. This is being recorded on monday october 26 2020 at 2. In the afternoon.

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We have a few things in today's report, including a video of a tugboat hitting the post bay bridge, but first the increasing coronavis cases. Here's the latest, the mississippi state department of health reports that one hundred fifteen thousand seven hundred and sixty three cases of the coronavis have been identified. Statewide, that is 447 cases reported today.

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228 cases on sunday and 1 212 cases reported on saturday today. The department also reports that eight new deaths have resulted from the coronavirus statewide. This chart shows the total number of positive tests statewide. Since the crisis began.

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This chart shows the 14-day track on cases statewide. The mississippi state department of health did not release the statewide death numbers or county numbers on sunday in harrison county. Today the department reports 49 new cases. This brings the county total of coronavirus cases reported to 5272.

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As for the deaths in harrison, county 84 cases have been reported. Here's the 14-day chart for harrison county, which shows the daily average of cases which continue to increase.

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It was back in may six months ago that the city of biloxi announced its plan for opening up biloxi. Again it was a plan developed after a host of meetings with different sectors of the biloxi economy.

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Opening up biloxi again established a number of safeguards on how segments of the economy could reopen and operate safely.

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This involved restaurants and bars, retail barber shops, hair and nail salons churches, gyms and fitness centers, medical, dental and health care and more mask mandates were in effect at one time for the general public statewide, and we continue to recommend that you wear a face mask in public, but please be aware that the safeguards that were put into effect in may remain in effect today, employees in restaurants and bars in retail shops and barber shops in an essentially any place where you deal with the public, the employees should be wearing a mask.

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It's the right thing to do it's the safe thing to do: let's, not let our guard down now you can see the entire list of recommendations on the city's website. Just click on covid on any page top center.

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On saturday, the biloxi parks and recreation department held halloween on howard, a drive-through trick-or-treating event. More than 450 halloween bags of candy were given away by three dozen vendors as.

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Well, as individuals.

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Participants came from across the coast and filled howard avenue on saturday night around 8, the superstructure of a tugboat struck, the pottsville bridge, causing the bridge to close for 90 minutes the bridge reopened after the city determined the bridge sustained, no structural damage. The accident remains under investigation by the u.s coast guard this week. The november issue of b news monthly, the city's newsletter that is mailed to all biloxi addresses will be arriving in homes and businesses across the city.

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On tuesday, the 14th annual historic old biloxi cemetery tour airs on btv, beginning at 7 pm and continues daily at 7 pm. The tour is.

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Features a collection of reenactors and is themed family legends and lore 2. vtv is available to biloxi spark like customers, channel 56 and at t universe, channel 99 and to everyone online at biloxi.ms.yours forward, slash btv.

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On thursday, this year's final installment of the biloxi community market festival will be held from 9 a.m, to 1 p.m. At the market, which is located under the I-110 overpass of howard at hopkins, the affair will include live, entertainment, hourly giveaways and market vendors. Admission is free for more information call biloxi main street at 228-435-6339.

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Also, the city of biloxi is continuing to monitor tropical storm zeta. Currently, there are no mandatory evacuations, but vessels located at biloxi, harbors, marines and piers are encouraged to relocate to a safer location. Well,.

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In order to protect vessels as well as a marina and harbor, please make sure your hurricane kit is stocked, including a face mask and hand sanitizer, and your hurricane plan is ready and please monitor weather reports. And finally, we leave you today with the tour of the pops ferry causeway park. The video was recorded back in 2018 when the park opened. We will see you on friday and please remember, to stay safe and follow cdc guidelines to help stop the spread of the.

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